Teachers: Francine Bartlett and Venerable Sujato
Date: 2 - 3 July 2022
Starting time: 8.30am - 5:00pm
Location: Buddhist Library 90 - 92 Church Street Camperdown
Please read through the Module Outline for information on module content and further recommended readings. We recommend that you print out the module outline. (Please click on button below to access the Module Outline PDF file).
Module Two Reading 6.2 MN 61 With Rāhula in Ambalaṭṭhika: The Buddha teaches his own son the fundamentals of ethics based on reflection https://suttacentral.net/mn61/en/sujato
Module Two Reading 6.4 MN 60 The Guranteed Teaching: through reasoned reflection, we can support ethical conduct regardless of our beliefs https://suttacentral.net/mn60/en/sujato
Students to complete a written essay at the end of the weekend entitled Personal Reflections on Ethics, which may cover some or all of the following areas:
· Theoretical aspects of weekend presentations and discussions
· The experiential exercises and meditations explained, practiced and discussed
· How this module helped me personally and with my clinical practice
Assessment Criteria and Procedure
Contributions during seminar and group discussions and written essay demonstrating:
· General understanding of Buddhist Ethics and its place in the eightfold path
· An understanding of ‘right view’ in relation to ethics
· Ability to discuss particulars of the five precepts
· An understanding of how Buddhist ethics might translate into clinical practice and life
· An ability to discuss the relevance of recognising the emergence and function of the shadow material (both personal and in clinical practice).
This essay, consisting of 1,000 to 1,500 words, is to be submitted to the seminar leaders, Francine Bartlett, Venerable Sujato, and Director of Training, Deborah Chisholm at the below email addresses. It is recommended that the essay includes about 5 references, the word count for the references is not included in the maximum of 1,500 words.